English

The Decisive Wars of History. A Study in Strategy [1929]

Digitised by Google Books from the collection of the University of Michigan, see Source below. If necessary, click on Show More, below. The Preface says "The first chapter of this book is in a general sense the preface, explaining its purpose, scope and theme. These have evolved more gradually and less consecutively than is usual in the preparation of a book, and as the guiding idea has been that of an attempt to distil the essence of one's reading and reflection over a number of years, so the historical narrative is a condensed product of the notes made when studying each of the several wars epitomised. It would have been easier to have woven these notes into a narrative of greater length, but the desire that the "wood" should not be obscured by the "trees" has prompted a severe pruning of unessential facts. If the foliage is too bare for the taste of some readers, I would ask their forgiveness on the score that, for the specialised student, this book is intended as a guide in historical study rather than as a compendium of history."

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